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BENGALURU: Central Crime Branch (CCB) police registered a case against a woman, identified as Shamshad Begum, and her associates for allegedly duping job aspirants of Rs 5.3 crore by promising them work in govt departments. Begum claimed to be general secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Mahila Morcha.The complaint was filed by Sangamesh Rachaiah,…
AGRA: Almost 20 days after a multi-vehicle pile-up on the Yamuna Expressway that claimed 19 lives, the fate of two victims—a woman passenger and a bus conductor—remains unresolved, with no physical remains conclusively traced to either of them despite extensive forensic examination. The Mathura administration has now constituted a five-member committee to probe the circumstances…
The ministry of road transport and highways has proposed assigning an Aadhaar-like unique identification number to electric vehicle (EV) batteries to ensure end-to-end traceability and improve recycling efficiency, according to draft guidelines issued by the ministry.Under the proposed framework, battery producers or importers will be required to assign a 21-character Battery Pack Aadhaar Number (BPAN)…
India foreign trade (Image for representation) NEW DELHI: Govt is pushing Russia to lower barriers for export of Indian electronics, engineering goods, food products and fisheries as part of its efforts to get Moscow to use the $50-55 billion equivalent of roubles lying in bank accounts due to the oil-induced trade balance. For electronics, software…
NEW DELHI: In a major boost for electronics manufacturing, the Centre has cleared 22 new proposals – including from Samsung, Foxconn, Tata Electronics and Dixon – for component manufacturing entailing investments of nearly Rs 42,000 crore.The investments under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) are projected to result in domestic production of Rs 2.6 lakh…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Friday directed Elon Musk-owned social media platform X to remove, without delay, all obscene, indecent, sexually explicit and unlawful content, especially that generated by its AI app Grok, failing which it might have to face legal consequences. The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) issued a notice to the chief compliance…
The government on Friday announced a Rs 7,295-crore export support package aimed at improving exporters’ access to credit, comprising a Rs 5,181-crore interest subvention scheme and a Rs 2,114-crore collateral support measure, officials said.Both interventions will be implemented over a six-year period from 2025 to 2031 and form part of the Rs 25,060-crore Export Promotion…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said accused the Madhya Pradesh government of distributing “poison” after at least 10 people died in Indore’s Bhagirathpura due to diarrhea after consuming contaminated water.In a social media post on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha said that the “clean water is not a favour”…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday launched a broadside against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his “vote chori” after a study by the Karnataka government found out that majority respondents in the state believe that elections in India are conducted freely and fairly and that EVM’s deliver accurate results.BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla cited the…
Draft rules released for public review NEW DELHI: Gig and platform workers need to be engaged for at least 90 days with an aggregator within a financial year to avail social security benefits formulated under the new Social Security Code, draft rules released for public comment have proposed. For workers engaged with multiple aggregators, the…
